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Alexa Philippou ESPN
Stanford ended up being the initial No. 1 seed to fall short to get to the Dessert 16 because 2009, being up to No. 8 Ole Miss 54-49 on Sunday evening at Maples Structure.
The Cardinal had actually not dropped in the 2nd round because 2007; their 14 successive looks in the Dessert 16 were the third-best mark of perpetuity behind Connecticut (28) and also Tennessee (27 ). Victors of the 2021 nationwide title, they had actually been to 2 successive Last Fours.
Stanford did not lead the whole video game, with Ole Miss leaping in advance by as numerous as 13 factors midway via the 3rd.
Train Yolett McPhee-McCuin has the Rebels in the Dessert 16 for the very first time because 2007. This was additionally their initial second-round look because that year.
The Cardinal’s infraction, which had a hard time throughout much of February and also in the Pac-12 event, struck a brand-new degree of anemic, handling simply 20 first-half factors behind a battery of missed out on layups and also 12 turn overs. Their last 33% clip from the area was amongst their cheapest of the period, and also they completed with 21 turn overs.
Ole Miss, recognized for its protective sturdiness, came via with 5-for-11 capturing on fours. The Rebels additionally bested the Cardinal on the glass, 44-39.
After Madison Scott‘s totally free tosses provided Ole Miss a two-point lead with 18 secs, Stanford transformed the sphere over on its following offending belongings. Marquesha Davis went 2-for-2 from the line to make it a two-possession video game, yet after that the Cardinal transformed it over once again on an inbounding play to properly secure the loss.
Ole Miss was secured by Angel Baker‘s 13 factors and also Rita Igbokwe‘s 8 rebounds.
Cameron Brink led Stanford with 20 factors, 13 rebounds and also 7 blocks after missing out on UConn’s first-round video game with a belly pest that was obviously walking around the group.
